diff --git a/crates/postgresql-cst-parser/src/tree_sitter.rs b/crates/postgresql-cst-parser/src/tree_sitter.rs
index 85adab5..791ca14 100644
--- a/crates/postgresql-cst-parser/src/tree_sitter.rs
+++ b/crates/postgresql-cst-parser/src/tree_sitter.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,28 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for Range {
     }
 }
 
+impl Range {
+    pub fn extended_by(&self, other: &Self) -> Self {
+        Range {
+            start_byte: self.start_byte.min(other.start_byte),
+            end_byte: self.end_byte.max(other.end_byte),
+
+            start_position: Point {
+                row: self.start_position.row.min(other.start_position.row),
+                column: self.start_position.column.min(other.start_position.column),
+            },
+            end_position: Point {
+                row: self.end_position.row.max(other.end_position.row),
+                column: self.end_position.column.max(other.end_position.column),
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_adjacent(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        self.end_byte == other.start_byte || self.start_byte == other.end_byte
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> Node<'a> {
     pub fn walk(&self) -> TreeCursor<'a> {
         TreeCursor {
@@ -144,6 +166,20 @@ impl<'a> Node<'a> {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn children(&self) -> Vec<Node<'a>> {
+        if let Some(node) = self.node_or_token.as_node() {
+            node.children_with_tokens()
+                .map(|node| Node {
+                    input: self.input,
+                    range_map: Rc::clone(&self.range_map),
+                    node_or_token: node,
+                })
+                .collect()
+        } else {
+            vec![]
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn next_sibling(&self) -> Option<Node<'a>> {
         self.node_or_token
             .next_sibling_or_token()
@@ -154,6 +190,16 @@ impl<'a> Node<'a> {
             })
     }
 
+    pub fn prev_sibling(&self) -> Option<Node<'a>> {
+        self.node_or_token
+            .prev_sibling_or_token()
+            .map(|sibling| Node {
+                input: self.input,
+                range_map: Rc::clone(&self.range_map),
+                node_or_token: sibling,
+            })
+    }
+
     pub fn parent(&self) -> Option<Node<'a>> {
         self.node_or_token.parent().map(|parent| Node {
             input: self.input,
@@ -165,6 +211,82 @@ impl<'a> Node<'a> {
     pub fn is_comment(&self) -> bool {
         matches!(self.kind(), SyntaxKind::C_COMMENT | SyntaxKind::SQL_COMMENT)
     }
+
+    /// Return the rightmost token in the subtree of this node
+    /// this is not tree-sitter's API
+    pub fn last_node(&self) -> Option<Node<'a>> {
+        match &self.node_or_token {
+            NodeOrToken::Node(node) => node.last_token().map(|token| Node {
+                input: self.input,
+                range_map: Rc::clone(&self.range_map),
+                node_or_token: NodeOrToken::Token(token),
+            }),
+            NodeOrToken::Token(token) => Some(Node {
+                input: self.input,
+                range_map: Rc::clone(&self.range_map),
+                node_or_token: NodeOrToken::Token(token),
+            }),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the next token in the tree.
+    /// This is not necessarily a direct sibling of this node/token,
+    /// but will always be further right in the tree.
+    /// this is not tree-sitter's API
+    pub fn next_token(&self) -> Option<Node<'a>> {
+        match &self.node_or_token {
+            NodeOrToken::Token(token) => token.next_token().map(|next_token| Node {
+                input: self.input,
+                range_map: Rc::clone(&self.range_map),
+                node_or_token: NodeOrToken::Token(next_token),
+            }),
+            NodeOrToken::Node(node) => {
+                // For a node, find its last token and then get the next token
+                node.last_token()
+                    .and_then(|last_token| last_token.next_token())
+                    .map(|next_token| Node {
+                        input: self.input,
+                        range_map: Rc::clone(&self.range_map),
+                        node_or_token: NodeOrToken::Token(next_token),
+                    })
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns an iterator over all descendant nodes (including tokens)
+    /// this is not tree-sitter's API
+    pub fn descendants(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = Node<'a>> + '_ {
+        struct Descendants<'a> {
+            iter: Box<dyn Iterator<Item = Node<'a>> + 'a>,
+        }
+
+        impl<'a> Iterator for Descendants<'a> {
+            type Item = Node<'a>;
+
+            fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+                self.iter.next()
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Some(node) = self.node_or_token.as_node() {
+            let input = self.input;
+            let range_map = Rc::clone(&self.range_map);
+            Descendants {
+                iter: Box::new(
+                    node.descendants_with_tokens()
+                        .map(move |node_or_token| Node {
+                            input,
+                            range_map: Rc::clone(&range_map),
+                            node_or_token,
+                        }),
+                ),
+            }
+        } else {
+            Descendants {
+                iter: Box::new(std::iter::empty()),
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'a> From<Node<'a>> for TreeCursor<'a> {
@@ -214,6 +336,15 @@ impl<'a> TreeCursor<'a> {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn goto_prev_sibling(&mut self) -> bool {
+        if let Some(sibling) = self.node_or_token.prev_sibling_or_token() {
+            self.node_or_token = sibling;
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn is_comment(&self) -> bool {
         matches!(
             self.node_or_token.kind(),
@@ -462,4 +593,53 @@ from
 
         assert_eq!(stmt_count, 2);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_last_node_returns_rightmost_node() {
+        let src = "SELECT u.*, (v).id, name;";
+        let tree = parse(src).unwrap();
+        let root = tree.root_node();
+
+        let target_list = root
+            .descendants()
+            .find(|node| node.kind() == SyntaxKind::target_list)
+            .expect("should find target_list");
+
+        // last node of the target_list is returned
+        let last_node = target_list.last_node().expect("should have last node");
+        assert_eq!(last_node.text(), "name");
+
+        let target_els = target_list
+            .children()
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|node| node.kind() == SyntaxKind::target_el)
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+        let mut last_nodes = target_els
+            .iter()
+            .map(|node| node.last_node().expect("should have last node"));
+
+        // last node of each target_el is returned
+        assert_eq!(last_nodes.next().unwrap().text(), "*");
+        assert_eq!(last_nodes.next().unwrap().text(), "id");
+        assert_eq!(last_nodes.next().unwrap().text(), "name");
+        assert!(last_nodes.next().is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_next_token() {
+        let src = "SELECT tbl.name as n from TBL;";
+        let tree = parse(src).unwrap();
+        let root = tree.root_node();
+
+        let name = root
+            .descendants()
+            .find(|node| node.kind() == SyntaxKind::NAME_P)
+            .expect("should find NAME_P");
+
+        // Even if not a direct sibling or not belonging to the same subtree, the next_token can retrieve the next token.
+        let next_token = name.next_token().expect("should have next token");
+        assert_eq!(next_token.text(), "as");
+        assert_eq!(next_token.kind(), SyntaxKind::AS);
+    }
 }